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ModelTest provides a way to check for common errors in implementations of  <a href="QAbstractItemModel">http://doc.trolltech.com/4/qabstractitemmodel.html</a>.
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ModelTest continuously checks a model as it changes, helping to verify the state and catching many common errors the moment they show up such as: </p>
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<li>Verifing X number of rows have been inserted in the correct place after the signal rowsAboutToBeInserted() says X rows will be inserted.</li>
<li>The parent of the first index of the first row is a QModelIndex()</li>
<li>Calling index() twice in a row with the same values will return the same QModelIndex</li>
<li>If rowCount() says there are X number of rows, model test will verify that is true.
<li>Many possible off by one bugs</li>
<li>hasChildren() returns true if rowCount() is greater then zero.</li>
<li>and many more...</li>
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<p> To Use the model test do the following: </p>
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<li> Include the pri file at the end of your project pro file using the include() command like so:
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include(../path/to/dir/modeltest.pri)
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<li> Then in your source include "modeltest.h" and instantiate ModelTest with your model so the test can live for the lifetime of your model.  For example:
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#include &lt;modeltest.h&gt;

QDirModel *model = new QDirModel(this);
new ModelTest(model, this);
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<li> That is it.  When the test finds a problem it will assert.  modeltest.cpp contains some hints on how to fix problems that the test finds. </li>
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